Rejected petition Election Manifestos of political parties must become legally binding contracts

The parties publicly declare their policies that they promise to deliver if elected into office; this is the Election Manifesto. There is no legal mechanism in place besides general/local elections to hold parties to account. Election manifestos should be made into legally binding contracts.

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If an elected government, local council, elected mayor, or assembly breaks the contract they've delivered to the electorate. The party in question should be taken to the British courts; if found guilty, the punishment should be a fine, and the payment would be from the party's own funding and not from the taxpayer to deter UK parties from purposefully deceiving the electorate.

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Make breaking a manifesto against the law and trigger a General Election
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700035

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Date submitted 15 March 2025
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